Dana's Cape Girardeau, Mo., Light Axle Facility Earns QS-9000 & ISO 14001 Recommendations

Facility is First Dana Light Axle Manufacturing Operation to Earn Both Honors

    CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Dana Corporation (NYSE: DCN)
announced today that its Cape Girardeau, Mo., Spicer Light Vehicle Axle
Division facility has been recommended for QS-9000 and ISO 14001
certifications.
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    The QS-9000 quality standard applies to suppliers of production materials,
production and service parts and several related functions.  ISO 14001
certification, considered the benchmark of environmental excellence globally,
recognizes support of environmental protection and the prevention of
pollution, as well as compliance with environmental laws and regulations.
    "We are proud to have been recognized for attaining these significant
milestones in the areas of quality and environmental stewardship," said Cape
Girardeau Plant Manager Larry Dillon.  "Of course, this achievement is largely
a reflection of our people.  As important as these certifications are, I am
even more impressed by the fact that our people have embraced these challenges
and made attaining these pursuits part of their everyday processes."
    In being recommended for QS-9000 certification, people at Cape Girardeau
successfully completed an audit encompassing all its quality systems and
standard operating procedures.
    In becoming Dana's first light axle facility to be recommended for ISO
14001 certification, the more than 400 Dana people at Cape Girardeau
participated in classroom training and education related to environmental
compliance.  The process included assessment of all potential environmental
exposures and their possible impacts, as well as development of comprehensive
systems for environmental management.
    "We are fortunate that Cape Girardeau has a strong history in both quality
systems and environmental compliance," Dillon said.  "At the same time, we
recognize that these certifications are just another step in an ongoing
process."
    The QS-9000 and ISO 14001 audits were performed by Underwriters
Laboratories Inc.  Upon recommendation, there is typically a 30-45 day period
before formal QS-9000 and ISO 14001 certifications are issued.
    The Cape Girardeau facility has recently garnered several quality honors.
In 1999, the facility was one of four organizations honored by the State of
Missouri with its inaugural Facet of Excellence award, which recognizes
organizations that demonstrate areas of significant achievement in specific
items of Missouri Quality Award criteria.  Additionally, the Cape Girardeau
facility was honored as a finalist in Industry Week magazine's 1999 Best
Plants in North America competition.
    The Cape Girardeau light vehicle axle facility manufactures a variety of
axle products and related components for internal operations that supply
original equipment vehicle manufacturers including DaimlerChrysler, Ford,
Isuzu, and Land Rover.
    The Cape Girardeau facility is part of Dana's Automotive Axle Products
Group, which consists of more than 25 manufacturing, assembly, and research
and development facilities in 16 nations.  The axle operations are part of
Dana's Automotive Systems Group, which provides under-the-vehicle technologies
and integrated modules and systems to customers anywhere in the world.  The
Automotive Systems Group encompasses advanced innovations in driveline systems
including Spicer(R) axles and driveshafts, Parish(R) structures and
technologies in chassis systems sub-structures incorporating engine and axle
cradles, Nakata(R) steering and suspensions, FTE(R) automotive brake and
clutch systems, and a systems engineering integration and logistics unit.
    Dana Corporation is one of the world's largest independent suppliers to
vehicle manufacturers and their related aftermarkets.  Founded in 1904 and
based in Toledo, Ohio, the company operates some 330 major facilities in 33
countries and employs more than 82,000 people.  The company reported sales of
$13.2 billion in 1999.  Dana's Internet address is http://www.dana.com .

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